Improvement in vehicle brake-levers



E. J. ANDERSON.

VEHICLE BRAKE-LEVER.

No. 192,961. Patented` July 10,1877;

WITNESSES 4 @m0/c 'INVENTOR 0M@ Swank M@ @WL ATTORNEYS MPETERS, PHDTO-LITHUGRAPAEFL WASHINGTQN, D. C:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.;

EDGAR 'J. ANDERSON, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO JENS JENSEN, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENTIN VEHICLE BRAKE-LEVERS.

Specification forming' part of Letters Patent No. 192,961, dated July 10, 1877; application filed May 17, 1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDGAR J. ANDERSON, of Racine, in the county of Racine, and in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lever-Locks for Vehicles; and do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, makinga part of this specification. v

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a lever-lock for wagon-brakes, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order yto enable others skilled in the Vart to which .my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexeddrawing, in which- Figure l is a front view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are detailed views of parts thereof.

A represents the side of a wagon-body, to which the lever B is pivoted at a. This lever is formed of one straight bar, with a projecting arm, b, near the top .for the latch-lever G to be pivoted to. On the face of the lever B is a projection or lug, d, for the latch-spring C to rest on. A suitable distance belowv this lug are inclined anges e e, on the edges of the lever, for the latch D to slide ou.

This latch is made of one piece, in the form of a slide, with a projecting dog or nger, D1. The slide is extended upward, forming a pocket or case, D2, for holding the spiral latchspring O, which keeps the latch up to the ratchet E when the hand or foot is removed from the latch-lever G. From the case or pocket D2 a straight bar, D3, reaches to the lever G, said bar having a stud or piu, c, that passes through said lever, thus allowing the latch to be moved by the motion of hand or foot.

The lever G is in L shape, one. arm, G1, forming the hand-lever, and from the other arm projects a step, G2, for working the lever by the foot.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the main lever B, provided with the arm b and lug d, the ratchet E, spring O, slide D, with dog D1, pocket D, and arm D3, and the lever G, all constructed substantially as and for the purposes herein Vset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto setmy hand this 5th day of JENs JENSEN. 

